Access and Use of Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) by the Postgraduate Students of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Author(s): Dr. Chikkamanju, Dr. G. Kiran Kumar & Vinodkumar M. Teggi
Abstract - The present study aims to investigate the access and use of the Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) among the postgraduate students of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on the premises of UAS, Dharwad campus, CoA, Vijayapur campus, and CoF, Sirsi campus. This study indicates that 45.18% of respondents are aware of the Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture, and 56.85% of respondents use the CeRA consortium primarily for research tasks. The preferred search method is an Author field-based search with a mean score of 4.17 and SD 1.00, 58.88% preferred the CeRA subject area Agriculture and Biological Sciences, the most preferred publishers is CABI with a mean score of 4.17 and SD 0.64, about 34.01% of the respondents faced a problem with the difficulty of finding relevant information and 47.21% of respondents are delighted with e-journals made available via the CeRA consortium. It also provides suggestions for improving the use of the CeRA consortium.
Keywords - CeRA, Consortium, E-Resources, Agriculture, Postgraduate Students
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.10.1.2024.1726
Cite This Article As: Chikkamanju, Kumar, G.K. & Teggi, V .M. (2024) Access and Use of Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) by the Postgraduate Students of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 10(1) 30-38. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1726 Page: 30-38 Publication Date: 16 January 2024